With our modern lifestyles we spend large amounts of time inside
in enclosed spaces. Our frame of mind and physical condition depend on the
quality of the air that we breathe. Due to computers, air conditioning and
television, a surplus of positive ions are added to our air. These devices also
create electrical smog that can lead to irritability, weakness and
sleeplessness. It is a good idea to add negative ions to the atmosphere to
achieve a balance in the air and neutralize the electrical smog around our homes
and work places.

The modern environment we live in is full of positive ions; these make the
air we breathe more polluted. These positive ions are being discharged by
electrical appliances, high voltage networks, heating and cooling plants, radio
and television transmitters, radar systems, micro waves, computers, TV sets and
even vacuum cleaners.

In the mountains, near the ocean and around water falls the fresh air carries
thousands of negative ions. In fact around 4000 negative ions per cubic
centimetre, whereas in big cities during rush hours and traffic jams, the
negative ions do not exceed more than 100 to 120 ions per cubic centimetre.
Scientific research has proven that the amount of negative ions in the
atmosphere should range from 1000 to 1500 per cubic centimetre to be beneficial
to humans. The presence of negative ions in the atmosphere creates a state of
well-being. In closed rooms where a few people work at the same time, the
amount of negative ions may fall as low as 200 per cubic centimetre.

Salt crystal, thanks to its chemical composition, is an ideal source of
negative ions. Himalayan Salt Lamps are known to be among the most efficient
emitters of negative ions that improve the air quality. Salt lamps create a
microclimate that is similar to the air after a light spring storm.